Suter, Goc out at least another week

FRANKLIN A few notes/updates from Tuesday’s practice at A-Game Sportsplex.

The injury news wasn’t great for the Predators on Tuesday.

Defenseman Ryan Suter (lower body) and forward Marcel Goc (shoulder) will miss at least another week. Coach Barry Trotz was hoping both would be back skating early this week in preparation for Thursday’s home game against St. Louis, but it appears both will miss at least the next two games.

Neither player practiced with the team on Tuesday.

Also, forward Matthew Lombardi (concussion) is now being listed as week to week.

“It’s probably more frustrating for him because he wants to get back,” Trotz said. “You want to get training again. Those types of injuries just hinder you. We’re not going to rush him back. He’s the only one who can tell us when he’s ready to get back. We have no pressure on him to come back.”

Up close: There was a solid showing by Predators fans at A-Game. Approximately 350 fans attended the open practice, and a few lucky kids got some pucks and at least one stick from the players as the Predators headed to the locker room.

Klasen dominating: Trotz is keeping tabs on forward Linus Klasen in Milwaukee. On Monday, Klasen was named the AHL Player of the Week after scoring three goals and adding three assists in three games.

“When I call (Milwaukee Coach) Lane Lambert or David Poile or Paul Fenton, I ask, ‘Who’s playing well down there?’ And Klasen’s name keeps coming up,” Trotz said. “That’s what you want. You want that name to come up all the time. There are still parts of his game that he still has to adjust.”

Up and down: The Milwaukee Admirals reassigned goaltender Chet Pickard to the Cincinnati Cyclones of the ECHL, and goalie Jeremy Smith was promoted to Milwaukee. Pickard was 0-3-1 in four games with Milwaukee with a 3.47 goals against average. Smith played one game in Cincinnati and allowed three goals to earn a tie.

New addition: Forward J.P. Dumont and his wife, Kristin, welcomed daughter, Mya, to the world earlier this week. Mya weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces. The couple has four children, all daughters.

Check out The Tennessean or tennessean.com on Wednesday. Spoke with Trotz and Cal O’Reilly about the balanced scoring through eight games. They comment about Nashville being the only team in the Western Conference which has 13 players with a goal this season (entering Tuesday night).